tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post4794283843394219643..comments2015-07-31T10:11:01.495+02:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: A long commute and a LOT of cycle parkingDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-53233242216786414642009-01-18T12:21:00.000+01:002009-01-18T12:21:00.000+01:00This post reminds me that I need to investigate ho...This post reminds me that I need to investigate how to use the parking facility at our train station as I intend to start cycling there in the mornings. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting the video. It makes me glad that we live in a small-ish place and that in the morning there are only a few people on their bikes on the way to work. I think it would have been hard for a new cyclist like me to contendEllehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007624957081951750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-42714097614202593402009-01-17T00:46:00.000+01:002009-01-17T00:46:00.000+01:00Yes, 180 spots is grossly inadequate. It is safe ...Yes, 180 spots is grossly inadequate. It is safe to predict that it will be overcrowded on day 1. <BR/><BR/>I certainly agree with your statement about relative pricing. The proposed Toronto price is $180 per year (= three X four-month passes). I see the current dollar/euro exchange rate is 1.653, so this works out to about 109 euros per year. A fair chunk more than the 93 euros you're Kevin Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-50432567049599461362009-01-16T16:08:00.000+01:002009-01-16T16:08:00.000+01:00I don't know whether the cost to the local governm...I don't know whether the cost to the local government exceeds the cost that people pay to park. However, parking costs to the user are considerably lower here in Assen than are proposed for Toronto. €1.10 for a day (no registration required), €4.30 for a week, €11.30 for a month and €92.00 for a year. I think those rates are pretty close to what you would pay anywhere in the Netherlands.<BR/><BR/David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-58324637568356839272009-01-16T15:22:00.000+01:002009-01-16T15:22:00.000+01:00We're going through this in Toronto right now. To...We're going through this in Toronto right now. Toronto Union Station is a hub for the local streetcar and subway service, regional rail, national rail and international rail. <BR/><BR/>Currently all the bicycle parking is unguarded. A new guarded and staffed facility is under construction and will open this spring. <BR/><BR/>I note that the annual operating cost to the City is about $300 per Kevin Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.com